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[EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED]. [JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826), subjec...

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[EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED]. [JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826), subject]. TUCKER, George (1775-1861). The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States; with Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published? London: Charles Knight, 1837. 8vos. Extra-illustrated with hand-colored frontispieces in each volume and seven hand-colored plates and 25 engraved or etched plates throughout. xx, [1]-612; [xii], [1]-[588] pp. Approximately 8 ? x 5 ?". Beautifully bound by Bayntun in twentieth-century full red calf, boards double-ruled in gilt, spines ruled and tooled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, blue and green gilt morocco lettering labels, gilt board edges and turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves (joints worn, some occasional scuffing to spines, some minor occasional soiling in text, p. 371 in volume I with a tear at the lower margin partially affecting text). Very good. Housed in cloth slipcase.FIRST ENGLISH EDITION (published simultaneously with the American edition) OF THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF JEFFERSON, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES OF IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIGURES. This title includes a hand-colored portrait of James Madison, who endorsed this biography of his friend and fellow founding father. Howes T380.Measurements: 10"L x 9"W x 6"H.